Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkus̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen
Etymology 1
Proto-Finnic *kuci- + -iainen, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya.
Noun
kusiainen
- (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra)
- (dialectal) ant
Declension
| Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kusiainen
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kusiaiset
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| genitive
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kusiaisen
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kusiaisten
kusiaisien
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| partitive
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kusiaista
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kusiaisia
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| illative
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kusiaiseen
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kusiaisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiainen
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kusiaiset
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiainen
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kusiaiset
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| gen.
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kusiaisen
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| genitive
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kusiaisen
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kusiaisten
kusiaisien
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| partitive
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kusiaista
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kusiaisia
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| inessive
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kusiaisessa
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kusiaisissa
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| elative
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kusiaisesta
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kusiaisista
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| illative
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kusiaiseen
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kusiaisiin
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| adessive
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kusiaisella
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kusiaisilla
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| ablative
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kusiaiselta
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kusiaisilta
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| allative
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kusiaiselle
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kusiaisille
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| essive
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kusiaisena
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kusiaisina
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| translative
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kusiaiseksi
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kusiaisiksi
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| abessive
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kusiaisetta
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kusiaisitta
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| instructive
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—
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kusiaisin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiaiseni
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kusiaiseni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiaiseni
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kusiaiseni
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| gen.
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kusiaiseni
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| genitive
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kusiaiseni
|
kusiaisteni
kusiaisieni
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| partitive
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kusiaistani
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kusiaisiani
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| inessive
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kusiaisessani
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kusiaisissani
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| elative
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kusiaisestani
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kusiaisistani
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| illative
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kusiaiseeni
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kusiaisiini
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| adessive
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kusiaisellani
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kusiaisillani
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| ablative
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kusiaiseltani
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kusiaisiltani
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| allative
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kusiaiselleni
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kusiaisilleni
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| essive
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kusiaisenani
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kusiaisinani
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| translative
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kusiaisekseni
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kusiaisikseni
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| abessive
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kusiaisettani
|
kusiaisittani
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusiaisineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiaisesi
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kusiaisesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiaisesi
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kusiaisesi
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| gen.
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kusiaisesi
|
| genitive
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kusiaisesi
|
kusiaistesi
kusiaisiesi
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| partitive
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kusiaistasi
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kusiaisiasi
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| inessive
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kusiaisessasi
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kusiaisissasi
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| elative
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kusiaisestasi
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kusiaisistasi
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| illative
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kusiaiseesi
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kusiaisiisi
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| adessive
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kusiaisellasi
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kusiaisillasi
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| ablative
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kusiaiseltasi
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kusiaisiltasi
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| allative
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kusiaisellesi
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kusiaisillesi
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| essive
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kusiaisenasi
|
kusiaisinasi
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| translative
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kusiaiseksesi
|
kusiaisiksesi
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| abessive
|
kusiaisettasi
|
kusiaisittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kusiaisinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiaisemme
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kusiaisemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiaisemme
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kusiaisemme
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| gen.
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kusiaisemme
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| genitive
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kusiaisemme
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kusiaistemme
kusiaisiemme
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| partitive
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kusiaistamme
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kusiaisiamme
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| inessive
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kusiaisessamme
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kusiaisissamme
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| elative
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kusiaisestamme
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kusiaisistamme
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| illative
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kusiaiseemme
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kusiaisiimme
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| adessive
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kusiaisellamme
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kusiaisillamme
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| ablative
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kusiaiseltamme
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kusiaisiltamme
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| allative
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kusiaisellemme
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kusiaisillemme
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| essive
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kusiaisenamme
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kusiaisinamme
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| translative
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kusiaiseksemme
|
kusiaisiksemme
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| abessive
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kusiaisettamme
|
kusiaisittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusiaisinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiaisenne
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kusiaisenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiaisenne
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kusiaisenne
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| gen.
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kusiaisenne
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| genitive
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kusiaisenne
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kusiaistenne
kusiaisienne
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| partitive
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kusiaistanne
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kusiaisianne
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| inessive
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kusiaisessanne
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kusiaisissanne
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| elative
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kusiaisestanne
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kusiaisistanne
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| illative
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kusiaiseenne
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kusiaisiinne
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| adessive
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kusiaisellanne
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kusiaisillanne
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| ablative
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kusiaiseltanne
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kusiaisiltanne
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| allative
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kusiaisellenne
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kusiaisillenne
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| essive
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kusiaisenanne
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kusiaisinanne
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| translative
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kusiaiseksenne
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kusiaisiksenne
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| abessive
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kusiaisettanne
|
kusiaisittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kusiaisinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusiaisensa
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kusiaisensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusiaisensa
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kusiaisensa
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| gen.
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kusiaisensa
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| genitive
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kusiaisensa
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kusiaistensa
kusiaisiensa
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| partitive
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kusiaistaan
kusiaistansa
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kusiaisiaan
kusiaisiansa
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| inessive
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kusiaisessaan
kusiaisessansa
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kusiaisissaan
kusiaisissansa
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| elative
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kusiaisestaan
kusiaisestansa
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kusiaisistaan
kusiaisistansa
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| illative
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kusiaiseensa
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kusiaisiinsa
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| adessive
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kusiaisellaan
kusiaisellansa
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kusiaisillaan
kusiaisillansa
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| ablative
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kusiaiseltaan
kusiaiseltansa
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kusiaisiltaan
kusiaisiltansa
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| allative
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kusiaiselleen
kusiaisellensa
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kusiaisilleen
kusiaisillensa
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| essive
|
kusiaisenaan
kusiaisenansa
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kusiaisinaan
kusiaisinansa
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| translative
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kusiaisekseen
kusiaiseksensa
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kusiaisikseen
kusiaisiksensa
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| abessive
|
kusiaisettaan
kusiaisettansa
|
kusiaisittaan
kusiaisittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kusiaisineen
kusiaisinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to kusiainen, etymology 1) and for pejorative effect.
Noun
kusiainen (informal)
- (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969
Declension
| Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kusiainen
|
kusiaiset
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisen
|
kusiaisten
kusiaisien
|
| partitive
|
kusiaista
|
kusiaisia
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseen
|
kusiaisiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiainen
|
kusiaiset
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiainen
|
kusiaiset
|
| gen.
|
kusiaisen
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisen
|
kusiaisten
kusiaisien
|
| partitive
|
kusiaista
|
kusiaisia
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessa
|
kusiaisissa
|
| elative
|
kusiaisesta
|
kusiaisista
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseen
|
kusiaisiin
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisella
|
kusiaisilla
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiselta
|
kusiaisilta
|
| allative
|
kusiaiselle
|
kusiaisille
|
| essive
|
kusiaisena
|
kusiaisina
|
| translative
|
kusiaiseksi
|
kusiaisiksi
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisetta
|
kusiaisitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kusiaisin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiaiseni
|
kusiaiseni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiaiseni
|
kusiaiseni
|
| gen.
|
kusiaiseni
|
| genitive
|
kusiaiseni
|
kusiaisteni
kusiaisieni
|
| partitive
|
kusiaistani
|
kusiaisiani
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessani
|
kusiaisissani
|
| elative
|
kusiaisestani
|
kusiaisistani
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseeni
|
kusiaisiini
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisellani
|
kusiaisillani
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiseltani
|
kusiaisiltani
|
| allative
|
kusiaiselleni
|
kusiaisilleni
|
| essive
|
kusiaisenani
|
kusiaisinani
|
| translative
|
kusiaisekseni
|
kusiaisikseni
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisettani
|
kusiaisittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kusiaisineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiaisesi
|
kusiaisesi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiaisesi
|
kusiaisesi
|
| gen.
|
kusiaisesi
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisesi
|
kusiaistesi
kusiaisiesi
|
| partitive
|
kusiaistasi
|
kusiaisiasi
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessasi
|
kusiaisissasi
|
| elative
|
kusiaisestasi
|
kusiaisistasi
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseesi
|
kusiaisiisi
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisellasi
|
kusiaisillasi
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiseltasi
|
kusiaisiltasi
|
| allative
|
kusiaisellesi
|
kusiaisillesi
|
| essive
|
kusiaisenasi
|
kusiaisinasi
|
| translative
|
kusiaiseksesi
|
kusiaisiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisettasi
|
kusiaisittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kusiaisinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiaisemme
|
kusiaisemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiaisemme
|
kusiaisemme
|
| gen.
|
kusiaisemme
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisemme
|
kusiaistemme
kusiaisiemme
|
| partitive
|
kusiaistamme
|
kusiaisiamme
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessamme
|
kusiaisissamme
|
| elative
|
kusiaisestamme
|
kusiaisistamme
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseemme
|
kusiaisiimme
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisellamme
|
kusiaisillamme
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiseltamme
|
kusiaisiltamme
|
| allative
|
kusiaisellemme
|
kusiaisillemme
|
| essive
|
kusiaisenamme
|
kusiaisinamme
|
| translative
|
kusiaiseksemme
|
kusiaisiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisettamme
|
kusiaisittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kusiaisinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiaisenne
|
kusiaisenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiaisenne
|
kusiaisenne
|
| gen.
|
kusiaisenne
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisenne
|
kusiaistenne
kusiaisienne
|
| partitive
|
kusiaistanne
|
kusiaisianne
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessanne
|
kusiaisissanne
|
| elative
|
kusiaisestanne
|
kusiaisistanne
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseenne
|
kusiaisiinne
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisellanne
|
kusiaisillanne
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiseltanne
|
kusiaisiltanne
|
| allative
|
kusiaisellenne
|
kusiaisillenne
|
| essive
|
kusiaisenanne
|
kusiaisinanne
|
| translative
|
kusiaiseksenne
|
kusiaisiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisettanne
|
kusiaisittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kusiaisinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kusiaisensa
|
kusiaisensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kusiaisensa
|
kusiaisensa
|
| gen.
|
kusiaisensa
|
| genitive
|
kusiaisensa
|
kusiaistensa
kusiaisiensa
|
| partitive
|
kusiaistaan
kusiaistansa
|
kusiaisiaan
kusiaisiansa
|
| inessive
|
kusiaisessaan
kusiaisessansa
|
kusiaisissaan
kusiaisissansa
|
| elative
|
kusiaisestaan
kusiaisestansa
|
kusiaisistaan
kusiaisistansa
|
| illative
|
kusiaiseensa
|
kusiaisiinsa
|
| adessive
|
kusiaisellaan
kusiaisellansa
|
kusiaisillaan
kusiaisillansa
|
| ablative
|
kusiaiseltaan
kusiaiseltansa
|
kusiaisiltaan
kusiaisiltansa
|
| allative
|
kusiaiselleen
kusiaisellensa
|
kusiaisilleen
kusiaisillensa
|
| essive
|
kusiaisenaan
kusiaisenansa
|
kusiaisinaan
kusiaisinansa
|
| translative
|
kusiaisekseen
kusiaiseksensa
|
kusiaisikseen
kusiaisiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kusiaisettaan
kusiaisettansa
|
kusiaisittaan
kusiaisittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kusiaisineen
kusiaisinensa
|
|
Synonyms
Anagrams